Genset locomotive

General

Advantages

• save fuel, wear & tear, noise, pollution, etc., when excess engines can be turned off.
• should one genset engine fail, the others can keep the train going, albeit at reduced speed.
• to remove a genset engines, only a "medium" size crane is needed.

  Disadvantages

• more complex design, but this would cease to be a problem once the design is debugged.
• Greater capital cost offset by lesser operating cost.
• Greater deadweight, however locomotives may carry extra heavy ballast to maximise tractive effort.
• one size engine is needed rather than different engines for each power range.

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